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Newspaper
Sullivan Union
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1905
Page
11
Fragmentary report notes walrus intestines are processed into gails for boats by the Esquimaux of the western Americas. Details are unclear due to damaged text but indicate traditional use of animal intestines in boat fittings.
Rev John Smith famed Campbellite preacher known for a gentile stance then a violent reaction after a bully struck him. He defended his faith with a decisive drubbing. The piece notes New Coal Field at Sabinas Coahuila Mexico with seven to eight foot vein over 15 000 acres near the Mexican International railway.
Representative John Lind of Minnesota, twice governor and nominated for Supreme Court, is said to bear a striking resemblance to Abraham Lincoln. He is described as a perfect double with similar facial expression, tall gaunt build, and a shambling gait.
Agitation over deteriorating English physique has spurred a juvenile smoking crusade. An anti cigarette bill sits in the house of commons though passage seems unlikely. The proposed $2.50 fine on offenders under sixteen would be paid by parents, a provision critics say parents cannot prevent.
Poultry items include hens, spring chickens, tom turkeys, young turkeys, and ducks with prices in cents per pound. Grain and feeds list No. 2 wheat at 1.05 per bushel, corn at 24 1 2 cents, mixed oats at 27 cents, shorts and hominy feed at 22 dollars and 19.50 per ton respectively. Hides and other byproducts show beef hides, calf hides, and horse hides with varied prices, plus goose feathers valued around 50 cents and old feathers up to 25 cents.
A December 1904 import from France records PERO number 41703 bred by VE Fourny Sarthe breed details. PERO will season 1905 at Jorge McNabb barn near Mero Station with a $15 service fee. The article also features a humorous telegram anecdote from Mrs Lane illustrating economical telegraph usage.
The article notes Mrs. Peter Martin and other high society women in New York enjoy cooking at small gatherings. It highlights Mrs. Martin’s reed birds and potato balls, Mrs. Astor’s salads and a macaroon basket dish, Mrs. Whitney’s fruit salad served in banana skins, and Mrs. De Forest’s baked Bartlett pears filled and brown.
Dr. Quitman Kohnke, president of the board of health in New Orleans, travels to Texas to participate in wide scale experiments testing mosquito control as a germ carrier. He will draft a scientific campaign plan for Texas cities.
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